Chicago State University College of Education believes "it takes a village to raise
a child, but it takes a global village to prepare a teacher." The College of Education
has a global partnership and strives to develop strong global partnerships with many
nations. One of the goals of The College of Education is to truly become a global
College by providing the resources and support needed to build transformative and
strategic partnerships around the world. Global Education can help to produce students
who:

Investigate the World

Generate and explain the significance of locally, regionally or globally focused researchable
questions.

Identify, collect and analyze the knowledge and evidence required to answer questions
using a variety of international sources, media and languages.

Weigh, integrate and synthesize evidence collected to construct coherent responses
that is appropriate to the context of issues or problems.

Develop an argument based on compelling evidence that considers multiple perspectives
and draws defensible conclusions.

Recognize Perspectives

Recognize and articulate one’s own perspective on situations, events, issues or phenomena
and identify the influences on that perspective.

Articulate and explain perspectives of other people, groups or schools of thought
and identify the influences on those perspectives.

Explain how the interaction of ideas across cultures influences the development of
knowledge and situations, events, issues or phenomena.

Articulate how the consequences of differential access to knowledge, technology and
resources affect the quality of life and influences perspectives.

Communicate Ideas

Recognize that diverse audiences may perceive different meanings from the same information.

Use appropriate language, behavior and strategies to effectively communicate, both
verbally and non-verbally, with diverse audiences.

Explain how effective communication impacts understanding and collaboration in an
interdependent world.

Select and effectively use appropriate technology and media to communicate with diverse
audiences.

Take Action

Recognize one’s capacity to advocate for and contribute to improvement locally, regionally,
or globally.

Identify opportunities for personal and collaborative action to address situations,
events, issues or phenomena in ways which can make a difference.

Assess options for action based on evidence and the potential for impact, taking into
account varied perspectives and potential consequences for others.

Act creatively and innovatively to contribute to improvement locally, regionally or
globally both personally and collaboratively.